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By ISU Sports Information
NORMAL – In her second-consecutive weekend batting over .550, Shannon Felde was named the MVC’s softball Player of the Week the league office announced Monday. Felde’s honor is her first and the second for the Redbirds this season, following Alyssa Wiebel’s Newcomer of the Week accolade last week.
Felde posted another top batting average to lead the Redbirds to a 1-1 record. She hit .571 with three RBI on four hits before the ASU Littlewood Classic was called due to rain. In her fourth-consecutive multi-hit game, the sophomore sparked the Redbirds’ offense against Arizona State with one RBI. In Illinois State’s historic win over No. 17 Mizzou, Felde drove in two runs to give ISU the early lead over the perennial powerhouse en route to the 7-3 win.
Evansville’s Morgan Florey earned the Pitcher of the Week honor and Erin Griesbauer was named the MVC’s Newcomer of the Week.
The Illinois State softball team resumes play on Thursday at Western Kentucky’s Hilltopper Spring Fling. The Redbirds will face Wright State, Austin Peay, IUPUI, and host WKU during the three-day tournament in Bowling Green, Kentucky.